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This monograph consists of two volumes and provides a unified comprehensive presentation of a new hierarchic paradigm and discussions of various applications of hierarchical methods for nonlinear electrodynamic problems. Volume 1 is the first book, in which a new hierarchical model for dynamic

<P>This monograph consists of two volumes and provides a unified comprehensive presentation of a new hierarchic paradigm and discussions of various applications of hierarchical methods for nonlinear electrodynamic problems.</P> <P><EM>Volume 1</EM> is the first book, in which a new hierarchical mod

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This book presents the result of 30 years' work on the original material related to "thinking machines", a subject initiated by the author and his colleagues. It is based on the ability of the computer to represent the hierarchical procedure of task conception and execution found in human beings. It

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<p>Hierarchical Composite Materials provides an in-depth analysis of a class of advanced composites that have properties that are anisotropic due to structural organization at different length scales. Chapters address how ordering occurs from the atomic-scale up to the microstructure and how control

<p>Hierarchical Composite Materials provides an in-depth analysis of a class of advanced composites that have properties that are anisotropic due to structural organization at different length scales. Chapters address how ordering occurs from the atomic-scale up to the microstructure and how control

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